2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-020
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Heath, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Hodge, Hudak, Jahn,
       Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert, Lundberg, Morse, Neville, Newell,
       Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Spence, Steadman,
       Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Waller, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Gerou,
       Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A.,
       Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McKinley,
       Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden,
       Schafer S., Scott, Singer, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens,
       Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil,
       Williams A., Wilson, Young, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS BY
       THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The University of Colorado (CU) has contributed to
       Colorado and beyond since 1876, educating more than 358,000 students
       who have become catalysts in business, arts, health, and community
       growth; and
       
          WHEREAS, CU's campuses serve Colorado, the nation, and the world
       through leadership in high-quality education and professional training,
       public service, advancing research and knowledge, access to top-tier
       faculty, and state-of-the-art health care; and
       
          WHEREAS, Economic development officials agree that a well-trained
       workforce is one of the top priorities of companies seeking to relocate or
       expand, and, in 2011, CU awarded 9,605 Bachelor's degrees, 3,771
       Master's degrees, 623 Doctorate Professional Practice degrees, and 481
       Doctorate Research degrees; and
       
          WHEREAS, CU generates $6 billion in economic impact annually for
       Colorado's economy through its demand for goods and services and is
       responsible for an estimated additional 30,000 jobs outside of the
       university; and
       
          WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2010-11, CU Technology Transfer
       registered 250 invention disclosures, 253 U.S. patent applications, $3.9
       million in license revenue, and launched 11 startup companies; and
       
          WHEREAS, CU researchers received more than $790 million in
       sponsored research funding in 2010-11 to support their research,
       scientific equipment, and salaries for researchers and their staff; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2010-11 CU's average institutional financial aid award
       per student was $2,207, compared to $990 at other similar public
       universities, and total financial aid was $120 million; and
       
          WHEREAS, CU is helping itself with its Creating Futures fundraising
       campaign, which has raised $1.1 billion toward its $1.5 billion goal;
       approximately 98 percent of those funds are earmarked by the donor,
       adding value to CU in the form of scholarships, endowed faculty
       positions, program and research support, and buildings; and
       
          WHEREAS, University of Colorado Boulder academics enable
       undergraduate and graduate students to put their knowledge to use in
       numerous areas of study, ranging from archaeological finds in the Arctic
       to improving the classroom experience to working with NASA to conduct
       research in space; and
       
          WHEREAS, University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a residential
       academic and research mainstay in central Colorado, partnering with
       major corporations and federal agencies to provide leading-edge,
       high-tech education in concentrations ranging from business to theater to
       nursing outreach programs for rural areas; and
       
          WHEREAS, University of Colorado Denver, which awards the most
       graduate degrees in the state, has strengths in business, public affairs,
       computer science, art, and digital media, and is a leader in sustainability
       on campus and in its curriculum; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Anschutz Medical Campus is a state-of-the-art
       education, research, and patient care facility and one of  the largest
       academic health centers in the West; with its five schools -- the School of
       Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, School of
       Pharmacy, and the newest School of Public Health -- the Anschutz
       Medical Campus teaches approximately 3,600 students per year, thus
       producing the health care workforce of tomorrow for the people of
       Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, University of Colorado Health is consistently ranked
       among the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report and
       many other rating agencies; it is internationally respected for its
       exceptional teams of medical specialists, its remarkable medical
       outcomes, and its overall clinical excellence; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
                    That the members of the General Assembly of the state of Colorado
       recognize the vital importance of higher education and the critical role
       that the University of Colorado plays in providing a world-class quality
       education system and in producing an educated workforce for the state,
       the Rocky Mountain Region, and the United States. 
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES